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CMS superintendent placed on leave amid investigation

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By James Farrell Verified, Ely Portillo, Julian Berger Verified
| WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC) Verified
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Dr. Crystal Hill has been placed on leave amid an investigation into how the district is run, the school board said Wednesday. Hill has been on the job for more than three years. The school district and multiple board members either declined to give more information or did not return requests for comment seeking more information on Wednesday, before releasing a brief statement.
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Man accused of defacing buildings at Charlotte Jewish center faces hate crime charges Original

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By Ely Portillo
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
A South Carolina man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly defacing buildings at Shalom Park, the center of Charlotte’s Jewish community, with Nazi symbols and other threats, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday. Dalton Ray Mullis, 24, of Indian Land, South Carolina, was arrested Thursday and appeared in federal court on Friday. Mullins remained in federal custody after the hearing, officials said.
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Evette, Wilson advance to runoff in S.C. Republican gubernatorial primary Original

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By Ely Portillo, Noor Nazir, Clara Ottati
| WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC) Verified
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pam Evette and Attorney General Alan Wilson finished first and second on Tuesday in the South Carolina Republican primary to be the state's next governor, setting a runoff vote in two weeks. The winner will likely succeed Gov. Henry McMaster in the heavily Republican state. With most precincts reporting, Evette finished first with just under 30% of the vote and Wilson trailed with almost 26%.
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